For more than five decades, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s shark research group has worked to pull back the veil on sharks.

Sharks are some of the most visually distinct species of all animals, from the unforgettably imposing great white with its impressive jaws and unsettling dead eyes, to the hammerhead shark and its ...

One fish, two fish, red fish — orange shark? Scientists came across a bright orange shark in the wild whose creamsicle-colored skin was pigmented by two genetic conditions that are exceedingly rare ...

The depths of the Caribbean host a spectacular array of marine life—including this nurse shark featuring vivid orange scales and cloudy white eyes. Last year, anglers on a fishing trip near Costa Rica ...

Fifty years ago, the first summer blockbuster made people wonder if it's safe to go in the water. "Jaws" was nightmare fuel for people who enjoyed going to the beach but wondered if the apex predator ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A sandbar shark was spotted swimming near the shore at the Lynnhaven Inlet area of Chic's Beach in Virginia Beach on Thursday. The sandbar shark is also known as a brown shark, ...

An angler in Central America recently caught a rare orange shark while fishing in Costa Rica. Garvin Watson, who lives in Costa Rica, told USA TODAY he reeled in a 6-foot, 6-inch nurse shark with ...

HARKERS ISLAND, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials at the North Carolina coast are warning about a new problem at a tiny island with a phantom sandbar that can vanish — trapping visitors as the tide quickly ...

For one week each summer, millions of Americans tune into the same thing: Shark Week. Back for its 37th year, the event gives viewers an array of shark-themed content to binge from the Discovery ...